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Awards, Bursaries and Grants
Welcome to the Awards, Bursaries and Grants section, a place to celebrate exceptional accomplishments in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, and provide support to members in enhancing their knowledge.
Our aim is to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals who have made significant research contributions, as well as offer support to trainees travelling to conferences to present their research, supporting their professional development and broadening their knowledge.
You can find upcoming awards, bursaries and grants for which you can apply or nominate a colleague, as well as a comprehensive list of previous winners from the last few years. Please note some awards and bursaries are only available to members.
We also have research funding opportunities available here.
BSG Awards
BSG Bursaries
BSG International Committee Grants Awards
The BSG wishes to continue to support international projects led by its members leading to a sustainable partnership or defined improvement in the following areas:Â
- LeadershipÂ
- Service improvementÂ
- Educational initiativesÂ
These should enhance knowledge or organisational development, with the overall goal of providing the best care and outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases in settings across the world.Â
Find out more and apply for the Grants Awards here.
Research Grants and Awards 2023
Supporting gastrointestinal and liver research is one of the key charitable objectives of the BSG.
As an integral part of this objective, the BSG Research Committee is delighted to announce the launch of two research support awards, the Research Scholars Programme and Research Database and Statistical Support.
Applications for the awards will be judged respectively by a committee comprised of four voting judges (all meeting EDI principles of the BSG), a non-voting lay Trustee, and chaired by the Chair of the Research Committee.
Scoring and criteria for the initiatives is included on the respective web pages as links to the individual application forms.
Applications will open on Monday 15th August with a deadline of Friday 14th October.
Past Winners
The list below comprises previous winners from the last few years.
Arthur Hurst Lecture | Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President. | ![]() Bugs, drugs, shrugs and hugs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
President’s Medal | Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses. | ![]() |
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Sir Frances Avery Jones Award | Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. | ![]() From organoids to organs: A journey of clinical translation |
Sheila Sherlock Lecture | An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section. | Prof. James Neuberger, Honorary Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Liver Transplantation – more than hard graft |
Leadership and Management Prize | Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future. | ![]() Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford |
Out of Programme | Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations. | ![]() Clinical Research Fellow, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London |
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science | Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future. | ![]() |
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Nurse Award for Service Development – Winner | Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care. | ![]() Endoscopy Pre Assessment -LGI, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
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The Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training | The award is to support a project looking at an aspect of training in Gastroenterology. | ![]() |
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CSSC Service Development Prize | The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement. | ![]() |
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3rd: Dr Paul Brennan, Clinical Research Fellow, University Of Dundee/NHS Tayside | ||
UK Barretts Oesophagus Registry (UKBOR) Prize | Recognises an up-and-coming researcher and provides them with expenses to allow them to travel to the USA Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) meeting. | Dr Mohamed Hussein, Gastroenterology Spr (st7), University College London Hospital |
Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy | Recognises a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research. | ![]() |
Dr Basil Morson Lecture | Invited by the Pathology Section. | ![]() The liver biopsy in fatty liver disease; time for a rethink |
Professor John Nicholls lecture | Invited by the Colorectal Section. | ![]() Artificial Intelligence and prevention of PCCRC |
Endoscopy Foundation lecture | Invited by the Endoscopy Committee and the VP Endoscopy. | ![]() Best practice in colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: now and in the future |
Gut Award | Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation. | Dr Polychronis Pavlidis, King’s Health Partners The interleukin 22/ /neutrophil axis is associated with treatment resistance in ulcerative colitis |
Frontline Gastroenterology Award | Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation. | Dr Umair Kamran, Research Fellow, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Variation in post endoscopy upper gastrointestinal cancer across endoscopy providers in England: a population-based study |
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award | Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation. | ![]() Duplicate FIT testing as a safety netting strategy for patients at risk of colorectal cancer |